ἔνδεια
endeia
want, lack
Appears 50 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἔνδεια, ἡ, A. want, lack, δυνάμεως 4.18; τῆς ἀναγκαιοτάτης διαίτης 7.82; χρημάτων Ath. 1.5, Hp.Ma. 283d, etc. II. abs., deficiency, defect, opp. ὑπερβολή, Prt. 357b, EN 1109a4: pl., opp. ὑπερβολαί, 2.33, cf. 8.90. 2. want, need, coupled with ἐπιθυμία, Grg. 496d, 496e: pl., αἱ ἔνδειαι τῶν φίλων, τοῦ σώματος, Cyr. 8.2.22, Erx. 401e, al. 3. want of means, poverty, ἀεὶ ἐνδείᾳ σύνοικος Smp. 203d; αἰσχρόν τι ποιεῖν διʼ ἔνδειαν 18.257; famine, Or. 2.66c. 4. Gramm., defect, opp. πλεόνασμα, Synt. 133.15.
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